Tracing the sources of Shakespeare’s plays to their roots is fun, though sometimes vexing. Do you work backwards, or try and trace the evolution from ancient texts to his eventual recreation?Chronologically, the most obvious inspiration for Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet is Ovid’s Metamorphoses, which includes the tragic tale of Pyramus and
yet, when you see those moments, when you see the balcony scene, when you see the poetry between romeo and juliet, it s really hard not to get wrapped up with the passion that they express for each other. with the sincerity of the happiness that they find in each other. so, you have this tension mounting, asking what does it mean to love moderately. that s tied up with the speed in which they fall in love. i m so grateful to the two of you for bringing us back to life for us. jeffrey wilson, shakespeare s colored harvard university. and dr. sophie duncan, research fellow indian for mcgill in college at the university of oxford and author of the new book, searching for juliette. the lives and deaths of shakespeare s first tragic heroine. romeo and juliet isn t the only play that s faced the ire of book banners this week on the velshi banned book club podcast, we ve given even more shakespeare, featuring the tempest. the first of shakespeare s comedies and one of my favorite place. the
enjoy returning to. professor wilson, let s talk about the balcony scene. probably the most famous scene in english literature. i m gonna read the first two lines of. it but, soft what light through yonder window breaks? it is the, east and julia is the son. talk to me about this moment. in the play what has made that seen unusually iconic. well, romeo and juliet, embroiled in controversy. controversies going on in florida. controversy in 1968 with the effort with the the biggest controversy in the service circles ribbon and, the word balcony never appears in the text of roman juliet. and, to me, there is not any more iconic associated moment with this play, arguably, with all of shakespeare, then the balcony scene in romeo juliette, i suppose it speaks to the way in which we in the audience will project what we do with shakespeare s text. back on to shakespeare s
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